FUNERAL FOR NYC MAN SHOT BY POLICE

The US was already facing race-related unrest over the decision not to indict a white police officer who had shot dead a young black man, Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Missouri... READ MORE›

BIASED DA, CITY SCAPEGOAT THE ASIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY

Make no mistake about it New York's Asian-American community couldn't be more united and outraged by this miscarriage of justice... READ MORE›

THE MYTH AND THE REALITY OF DONALD TRUMP'S BUSINESS EMPIRE

In the 1980s, Donald Trump was short on cash but eager to get Holiday Inn involved in a new casino project in Atlantic City... READ MORE›

POPE FRANCIS ARRIVES IN NEW YORK CITY

Hours before the pope's New York City arrival, parts of midtown Manhattan were already locked down with tighter-than-usual security precautions... READ MORE›

ABOARD THE STATEN ISLAND FERRY, A SNAPSHOT OF DONALD TRUMP'S NEW YORK

Donald Trump is a real estate genius, you know? he says... READ MORE›

JOHN KASICH EXITS THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE, LEAVING TRUMP AS PRESUMPTIVE NOMINEE

But Kasich appeared to undercut that deal quickly by saying that his supporters in Indiana should not shift their votes... READ MORE›

BARACK OBAMA APPOINTS PROSECUTOR LORETTA LYNCH AS FIRST BLACK FEMALE US ATTORNEY GENERAL

President Barack Obama has appointed federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch as the first black woman to hold the position of US attorney general, he will announce today... READ MORE›

A TALE OF TWO CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS

A roiling protest scene outside Donald Trump's campaign headquarters in Manhattan contrasts with the bland, anonymous scene outside Hillary Clinton's Brooklyn offices... READ MORE›

VENEZUELAN OFFICIAL IS SAID TO BE CHARGED IN DRUG CASE IN US COURT

The indictments said the men were involved in shipments of cocaine to the United States... READ MORE›

New York Ebola patient's movements tracked to trains, taxis and the High Line... READ MORE›

JEWISH STUDENT STABBED IN HEAD IN ATTACK AT NEW YORK SYNAGOGUE

But moments later, the man walked back and picked up the knife, before charging at an officer, according to police... READ MORE›

APPLE LAWYER, FBI DIRECTOR TO FACE OFF BEFORE CONGRESS

"We've looked at every gas station camera, every intersection camera, we have the whole route, but we're missing 19 minutes before they were finally killed by law enforcement," Comey said... READ MORE›

POLICE KILLING OF SECOND BLACK MAN IN TWO DAYS SPARKS OUTRAGE

Witnesses report police officers acted aggressively and Mr Sterling, although armed, did not get his gun out... READ MORE›

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE GRIMM SAYS WILL NOT RESIGN AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO TAX FRAUD

Representative Michael Grimm of New York reacts during a news conference after his guilty plea at the Brooklyn federal court in New York December 23, 2014... READ MORE›

STATEN ISLAND APARTMENT HIRES CITY'S FIRST RESIDENT FARMER

But the developer seems to be thinking this is Manhattan or Brooklyn... READ MORE›

ERIC GARNER CHOKEHOLD CASE: POLICE OFFICER DANIEL PANTALEO NOT CHARGED OVER DEATH OF FATHER-OF-SIX

A medical examiner said police officers killed Garner by compressing his neck and chest... READ MORE›

SOCCER WOMEN TO GET RARE NYC TICKER-TAPE PARADE

According to the Downtown Alliance, 130 of the city's 205 ticker-tape parades occurred from 1945 to 1965... READ MORE›

WORLD'S LARGEST GROWN-UP DORM IS READY FOR MILLENNIAL MOVE-INS

A building in pricey West London will soon take this new trend in dormlike dwellings to a new level... READ MORE›

CLINTON, SANDERS GO ON THE ATTACK IN FIERCELY COMBATIVE DEBATE

Cruz, 45, pointed to opinion polls showing the New York billionaire losing badly to Clinton and getting far less support from women and minority voters... READ MORE›

NEW YORK MAN WHO KICKED A CAT IS DOGGED BY ANIMAL RIGHTS CAMPAIGNERS

Secondly, prosecutors all over the US are getting serious about cruelty to animals... READ MORE›

NYC POLICE OFFICER CHARGED IN STAIRWELL SHOOTING OF UNARMED MAN

Liang's indictment by a grand jury stands in stark contrast to other cases of police officers who have killed unarmed black men... READ MORE›

NYC GRINDS TO A HALT AMID DEADLY EAST COAST BLIZZARD

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced shortly before 6 p.m... READ MORE›

WIND FARM MAY BE BUILT OFF LONG ISLAND

The country's first offshore wind farm, in the waters off Block Island, R.I., is under construction... READ MORE›

HOMEOWNERSHIP INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT FOR AVERAGE AMERICANS

Still, prices in highly sought after housing markets leave average wage earners far behind, RealtyTrac said... READ MORE›

STUART J BECK AMERICAN WHO HELPED GUIDE PALAU INTO NATIONHOOD DIES AT 69

The gregarious Mr. Beck was gung-ho from the beginning, having recruited John Kenneth Galbraith, the economist, to advise him... READ MORE›

PICTURES OF ERIC GARNER PROTESTS SHOW ANGER IN THE US

Demonstrations also crossed two bridges connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn, briefly blocking traffic, and converged at the ferry terminal for Staten Island, where Mr Garner died... READ MORE›

RAT PACK VS. THE HIPPIE: TRUMP AND CLINTON ARE FROM OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAME DECADE

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are almost exactly the same age, but they don't even seem to be from the same generation... READ MORE›

WORLD SERIES JUBILATION THROUGH THE EYES OF A CUBS SCOUT LIFER

In his Brooklyn home, Billy Blitzer was a wreck watching Game 7 of the World Series... READ MORE›

AT LEAST 10 KILLED AS BLIZZARDS AND STRONG WINDS BATTER AMERICAN EAST COAST

In New York City, the National Weather Service issued coastal flood warnings for the boroughs of Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens... READ MORE›

EX-U.S. REPRESENTATIVE GRIMM GETS PRISON TIME FOR TAX EVASION

After pleading guilty to one count, a defiant Grimm vowed not to resign, only to step down a week later after pressure from Republican leadership... READ MORE›